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Catsfield CEP School

Catsfield CEP School

Our Governors

Role Of Governors

Governors work as part of the Senior Leadership Team of the school. They are involved in the strategic development of the school and are responsible for holding the senior leaders in the school to account. They ensure that the school provides a good quality education, as raising educational standards in all schools is a key priority. This will happen when there are high expectations of what pupils can achieve. They do this together with the Head, to whom they delegate the day to day management of the school. Heads are appointed by Governors - and most heads choose to be Governors themselves.

The number and variety of Governors varies in each school depending on it’s size and community. Appointments are for four years and Governors are responsible to parents, the Local Authority and the community.

The Governors key responsibilities are:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of the staff
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

Governors are at the heart of how a school operates and it is important we get things right. How we do our job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community.

Governors support and challenge heads by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what's best for the school. We are not here to rubber stamp decisions. We have to be prepared to give and take and be loyal to decisions taken by the governing body as a whole.

As long as Governors act within the law we are protected from any financial liability for the decisions we take.

Governor Vacancies

We currently have two Co- opted Governor Vacancies. If you’d like to know more about being a governor at Catsfield contact the school office on 01424 892247 or email office@catsfieldcep.e-sussex.sch.uk We love to share our school with others, so visits are encouraged. 

 

Name

Appointed By

Term 

Responsibility

Declared Interests

Full Voting Rights

Attendance

2023-2024

Attendance

2024-2025

John Barnes

Ex Officio

GB 1/9/2022 -  Head Teacher Employed by the school Yes 7/7 6/6

Charlotte Buckland

Parent Governor

Elected by Parents  1/9/22 - 1/9/26

Chair of Governors

Quality of Education Safeguarding 

Parent at school Yes 5/7 6/6

Cassie Skevington

Staff Governor

Elected by staff 20/1/22 -19/1/26 Year 1/2 class teacher Employed at the school Yes 7/7 6/6

Father Robert Beaken  

Ex Officio Foundation Governor

Diocese of Chichester 28/3/22-27/3/26 Ethos   Yes 6/7 3/6

Jay Chappill

Parent Governor

 

Elected by Parents 1/9/22 -1/9/26 Personal Development, EYFS

Employed by school

After school club provider

Yes 5/7 5/6

Desmond Christian

Foundation Governor

Diocese of Chichester 15/1/24 - 14/1/28

Vice Chair

Finance, Health and Safety, GDPR

  Yes 4/5 5/6

John Hassell

Co-opted Governor

FGB 11/07/24 - 11/7/28   Grandfather of pupils Yes 1/1 6/6

Governors who have left in the past 12 months:

Mrs Carol Feltwell - LA Governor - left 14/02/2025

Mrs Sharon Bruce - Co-opted Governor - left 20/3/25